Supermarket 'budget' products have vanished

[ThrushyFanjo]

Everytime I go into Tesco, Asda, Sainsburys etc I can never find any value, smart price or basics products! Not that I ever really bought that many, but things like beans, toilet roll, yorkshire puddings, cornflakes etc. Plus I would always pick up a few of these to stick in the food bank trolley at the end of my shop. Have other people noticed this?!

[RightOnTheEdge]

They have got rid of loads of Tesco value things I used to buy. Not just re branded, gone.
I used to love the Tesco value flapjack that was in a big foil tray. And little Swiss rolls.

But they have been getting rid of a lot of things for a long time at my local one. My online shopping is full of 'Tesco no longer stocks this product'

[Scabbersley]

I used to really like the sainsburys basics packaging with the little description on the front "the same taste just not all the same shape" etc. I miss it

Its annoying as it takes choice away

[MamaOfTwos]

For years people haven't been paying the true costs of food, dairy in particular. And now the proverbial pigeons are roosting, as there's a national shortage of butter, cheese and creme fraiche etc. If people bought more British produce and shopped more sustainably, there'd be more choice. Smart price and budget brands don't make money, supermarkets are a business so why should they have items that don't wield a decent profit?

[noeffingidea]

Sainsburys still have quite a few basics. I bought their basic fish fingers and spaghetti today.
I think they're getting around it by increasing the prices, so that there is less difference between the basic brand and their own standard brand.

[Wellyboots86]

Work as a delivery driver for Tesco. They still have everyday value range for a lot of products - tissues, crisps etc but the fruit & veg and meat was rebranded last year. They now have names like nightingale, redmere farm etc

[Vitalogy]

MamaOfTwo Well said.

[DollyMcDolly]

I work for Sainsburys. The store I'm in has loads of basic range stuff.

[PurpleMinionMummy]

Yes I've noticed it with Tesco too, on all own brand stuff. Pretty sure it's not been re-branded either. I haven't been able to get their malt wheat cereal for weeks, so it's choose something totally different or buy branded. I can no longer get tesco frozen garlic bread slices, so either have to buy fresh or different brand both of which cost more. The value mature cheese has disappeared. All means spending more ££.

[Littlebatcalledlucille]

I have a silly Minor one.

The bin liners!!!!

They are the best part of £3

Why!!!!!! I only want to line my bin!

[Idontevencareanymore]

A lot of it is location and demand. I live near 3 good sized Tesco, one is an affluent area and doesn't sell any value products
Ones a metro and sells very little value products as it's mainly older people and lunch trade.
the last is an extra on a retail park and sells a huge range of value products. Every product has a value equivalent almost.
Express stores notoriously don't sell value and very little own brand.

[smallmercys]

Rosy are Waitrose Essentials any much cheaper? I must have missed that, I just though it was their own branding.

[MrGrumpy01]

Sainsburys basic Yorkshire puddings have vanished from my online shop.

But then cartons of apple juice have too, yet I can buy them in the much smaller store near work.

[Therealslimshady1]

I have stopped going the Sainsbury's and Tesco, their pricing and trickery put me off.

3 times a month Lidl, once a month Waitrose works best for me.

The only branded things I still buy are Heinz ketchup and Hellman's mayo!

[MaidOfStars]

I read an excellent discussion of Value products once. The main argument for them is not altruism on the part of the seller (to provide cheap food for poorer people) but to tempt price-insensitive customers to buy Standard (or perhaps Luxury) to pay more for those. The markup on the premium products more than covers any loss on Value products.

So supermarkets make more money if they stock them, because price-insensitive people spend more.